Okholm, Dennis.

Monk habits for everyday people : Benedictine spirituality for Protestants /. by Dennis Okholm. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : : Brazos Press,, c2007.. - 144 p. ; : . ; 22 cm.

What's a good (Protestant Evangelical) boy doin' in a monastery? -- Why Benedictine spirituality for Protestants? -- Learning to listen -- Poverty : sharing the goods -- Obedience : objectifying providence -- Humility : letting go of the mask -- Hospitality : the guest as Christ -- Stability : staying put to get somewhere -- Balance : God in everything -- To change the world! -- A historical afterword: Why the Protestant reformers opposed monasticism.

9781587431852 (pbk.)


Benedictines--Spiritual life.
Spirituality.
hristian Life.

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